Cast 48

1. 

   Muhammad Ali

   Gideon Jackson

2. 

   Kris Kristofferson

   Abner Lait

3. 

   Ron O'Neal

   Francis Cardoza

4. 

   Edward Herrmann

   Stephen Holmes

5. 

   John McLiam

   President Ulysses S. Grant

6. 

   Ossie Davis

   Narrator

7. Barbara O. Jones

   Rachel Jackson (as Barbara-O Jones)

8. Sonny Jim Gaines

   Brother Peter

9. 

   Joel Fluellen

   James Allenby

10. Jean Foster

    Ellen Allenby

11. 

    Grace Zabriskie

    Ruth Lait

12. Bill Mackey

    Trooper

13. Earl D.A. Smith

    Hannibal

14. 

    Alfre Woodard

    Katie

15. Fred Covington

    Sheriff Bentley

16. 

    Sonny Shroyer

    Jason Hugar

17. Ernest Dixon

    Marion Jefferson

18. 

    Sylvia Kuumba Williams

    Louise Jefferson

19. Tom Delaney

    Will Boone

20. Ron Gural

    Frank Carlson

21. 

    William Allen Young

    Older Jeff Jackson

22. Tony Ross

    Young Jeff Jackson

23. Eric Washington

    Older Marcus Jackson

24. Rodney King Adams

    Young Marcus Jackson

25. Howard Brunner

    Lawyer Greene

26. 

    Howland Chamberlain

    Isaac Went

27. Georgia Allen

    Mrs. Carter

28. James Bowman

    1st White Trash Delegate

29. Don Brady

    2nd White Trash Delegate

30. Robert Bloodworth

    Major at Convention

31. Barbara Chaney

    Mrs. Ganfret

32. Stuart Culpepper

    Major Walsh

33. Lionel Ferbis Jr.

    Uncle Baddy

34. Peter Gabb

    3rd White Trash Delegate

35. Ian Graham

    Jimmy Lait

36. Jerome Greene

    Black Delegate

37. Bill Holliday

    Yankee Boss

38. 

    Don Hood

    Gen. Ganfret

39. Maurice Hunt

    Dudley Carwell

40. Don Lutenbacher

    Convention Speaker

41. 

    Ritchie Montgomery

    Soldier

42. 

    Danny Nelson

    Auctioneer

43. 

    Afemo Omilami

    Young Black Man with Scars

44. Courtney Pledger

    Mrs. Dupre

45. David Robbins

    Wounded Redshirt

46. Jeremiah Shabazz

    Well-Dressed Black Delegate

47. 

    Gregory White

    Clair Willis

48. Bob Zay

    Roger Dupre

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